Laguna de Bay water level drops to 11.84 meters amid El Niño

LUCENA CITY — The water level of Laguna de Bay continued to decline, reaching 11.84 meters on Thursday (Nov. 5) under El Niño conditions, the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) reported.

The lake’s water level dropped from 11.87 meters which was recorded on Wednesday (Nov. 4).

Based on its latest monitoring, the agency said the lake’s water level “continues to show a steady downward trend.”

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“This declining trend has been consistently observed amid the prevailing El Niño conditions, characterized by reduced rainfall and increased evaporation across the basin,” the LLDA said.

The agency has set 10.50 meters as the lake’s critical-low level and 12.50 meters as its critical-high threshold.

The lake last exceeded the critical-high threshold on Oct. 2, when its water level reached 12.52 meters. It dropped to 12.41 meters on Oct. 8 and has continued to decline since then, reaching 11.84 meters on Nov. 5.

Laguna de Bay serves as a natural catch basin for water from watersheds in Laguna and Rizal provinces, as well as parts of Metro Manila. INQ